Drawer-pull.



No. 737,647. PATENTED SEPT. 1, 1903.

C. P. MOSMAN.

DRAWER PULL.

APPLICATION FILED ooT.9, 1902.

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UNTTED STATES Patented September 1, 1903. i

PATENT OFFICE.

DRAWER-PU LL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,647, dated September 1, 1903.

Application filed October 9, 1902. Serial No. 126,565. (No model.)

To all whom. it nutyconcerro:

Beit known that I, CHARLES F. MosMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drawer- Pulls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in dra wer-pulls such as are eX- tensively used on household furniture and which are usually manufactured from either sheet or cast brass.

The object of my invention is twofoldiirst, to produce a pull which may be constructed and assembled with the leastnurn-` ber of operations possible in a durable and practical manner, and, second, to provide a pull which when completed' may be quickly attached to a drawer by a trimmer experienced in the art, and, finally, to accomplish the above objects so that the pull may be manufactured and put upon themarket at a less expense than similar pulls are now sold for.

Pulls of this class are generally produced by cabinet hardware manufacturers, who in turn usually sell and ship direct to the furniture manufacturers, where trimmers are employed to attach the pulls to furniture as re- Therefore goods of the above class should be assembled and conveniently ready for attachment to the drawers, so as to expe-`` dite the work of the trimmer.

The majority of what is known as the double drawer-pulls7 briefly comprise a back,

which may be formed of either cast or sheetmetal, two wire threaded posts with nuts on their ends, and a bail, thus consisting in their complete forni of substantially six pieces. Other styles of these forms of pulls employ cast posts which are shorter and thicker than the wire posts and have an internal threaded tap to receive a screw forming the means of attachment, which screw takes the place of the before-mentioned nut.

In the manufacture of the above goods both the wire and cast posts are firmly secured to the back by a suitable operation, such as spinning or swaging the stock of one part against that of the other, and it is to avoid the above operation that my invention in part is designed to accomplish.

With the above objects in view my invention resides and consists in the novel construction and combination of parts shown upon the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, uponwhich similar letters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several figures, and of which- Figure l shows a perspective view of a drawer-pull constructed in accordance with my invention, the same being shown partially assembled. Fig. 2 is a detailperspective view of one end of the back of my improved pull. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the pull completely assembled and ready for attachment to a cabinet. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the wire posts constituting a part of my improved pull. Fig. 5 is a oentral vertical cross-section taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 3.

It will be obvious that pulls of this class are usually formed of different ornamental designs; but in this instance and for the sake of clearness I have avoided the illustrating of a special design and have shown a very plain style of back and bail. The majority of the commercial and desirable designs could be utilized in my pull without interfering with the special construction.

Referring in detail to the letters of reference marked upon the drawings, A indicates the back, and B the bail.

C C indicate posts, which, as shown, are formed of wire bent up into the desired shape and threaded to receive the nut D. There are two of these posts, each being alike in construction, comprising a head or eye E and a lug F, formed on the end of the eye-Wire, said lug being deflected at a right angle to the post proper for a purpose which will later be explained. These posts are located at either end of the back, being inserted through a plain hole G of a corresponding size to the diameter of the wire, and the eyes of the post are designed to receive the ends B of the bail.

Adjacent to the holes G in the back and near either end of the same is located a slot ter of the holes.

H, the curve of which is struck from the cen- Said holes contain an enlargement J at the outer end and a raised Y'shoulder K, the latter also' comprising the outer peripheral edge of the slot. This shoulder stands out from the back, forming a camshaped pocket on the under side of the back to detachably receive the lug F of the eye or head of the post in a manner to secure the parts together, as will be apparent from Figs. l and 2 of the drawings.

In the assembling of the parts of this pull the rst post is inserted through the hole' at the right in a manner to pass the lug F of the eye through'the enlargement J, whereupon the post is turned in a manner to force the lug of the eye around under the cam-shoulder K and up against the end I of the slot to the position shown at the right of Fig. l. With the parts in this position the right pivotal point of the bail would be inserted with the bail in an inverted position, as shown in Fig. l. The second or leftpost would then be threaded through the hole of ythe `back and while the eye of the post was lying in substantially a horizontal position the second pivotal point B of the bail would be dropped into said eye. The eyes would then be shoved home through the enlargement J and turned up under the cam-shoulderK to a vertical position,when the bail would be dropped down over the lower section of the eye to the position shown in Fig. 3, which bail would thus lock the eye in place, preventing it from turning back and becoming released. With the parts in this position the posts and back are rigidly secured together without the employment of mechanical operations and in a Way that the assembling can be done quickly. The usual Washer L and nut D can then be placed on the post, after which the device is ready for shipment. The shoulder K of the back also forms a further purpose, (see Fig. 5,) that of retaining the bail out from the face of the drawer, thus preventing the latter from being rubbed or scratched thereby.

From the above construction it will be apparent that my pull is one which can not only be manufactured and assembled inexpensively, but likewise can be attached to a drawer quicker, cheaper, and more accurately than those now upon the market.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a drawer-pull, the combination with aback bearing a circular engaging slot, of a post fitted in the back having a head, alug upon the head to interlock with the circular slot in a manner to secure the parts together.

2. In a drawer-pull, the combination with a back having an engaging slot, of a post mounted in said back and having an angularly-projecting lug to engage said slot and retain the parts together.

3. In a drawer-pull, the combination with a back bearing a slot and shoulder, of a post mounted in the back, a lug on the post to engage the slot in the back, and a bail mounted in eyes of the post adapted to rest against the shoulder of vsaid back.

4. In a drawer-pull, the combination with a back, posts mounted therein, a lug on said post to engage the under side of the back in a manner to prevent the withdrawal of the post.

5. In a drawer-pull, the combination with a back, of eyes mounted therein, a cam-shaped slot in the back adapted to receive a lug of the eye to lock the same together and means for retaining the parts in such locked posit-ion.

6. In a drawer-pull, the combination with a back, one or mo-re posts mounted therein, each bearing an eye having an engaging lug, slots in the back to receive said lug of the eye whereby the two parts are secured together.

7. A drawer-pull comprising a back, posts therefor and interlocking means formed by said posts and back whereby they are detachably locked together by a partial turn of the post and a bail adapted to hold said posts in such engagement.

8. In a drawer-pull, the combination with a back, posts having eyes, a cam-shaped slot in said back to receive the end of the eye for detachably uniting said posts and back together, and a bail adapted to drop down over said eyes to retain the same in alocked position.

' Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, this 4th day of October, A. D. 1902.

oHARLEs F. MosMAN.

Witnesses:

C. M. NEWMAN, WILLIAM V. DEVITT.

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